With $3.2 billion in facility-specific investment and 1,400 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →The battery manufacturing context.
Facilities manufacturing battery cells, modules, or packs of any chemistry, plus battery-specific active materials and components such as cathode and anode materials.
At a glance
- Company
- Stellantis & Samsung SDI (StarPlus)
- Industry
- Battery Manufacturing
- Location
- Kokomo, Indiana
- Investment
- $3.20B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 1,400
- Status
- Announced
- Announced
- Oct 11, 2023
- Opening timeline
- Announced in October 2023 with production then expected in early 2027. Construction had not started as of November 2025, and Stellantis said plans would be developed considering market conditions. In February 2026, Stellantis said it was in discussions with Samsung SDI about the joint venture's future. No cancellation found in sources reviewed as of October 21, 2026.
- Added to tracker
- Oct 21, 2026
Official references
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation, "Gov. Holcomb announces second Stellantis-Samsung SDI EV battery manufacturing facility, $3B+ investment," October 11, 2023 https://iedc.in.gov/events/news/details/2023/10/11/gov-holcomb-announces-second-stellantis-samsung-sdi-ev-battery-manufacturing-facility-3b-investment
- Stellantis, "Stellantis, Samsung SDI Announce Kokomo, Indiana as Site for Second U.S. StarPlus Energy Gigafactory," October 11, 2023 https://www.stellantis.com/en/news/press-releases/2023/october/stellantis-samsung-sdi-announce-kokomo-indiana-as-site-for-second-us-starplus-energy-gigafactory
- GM Today, "Unplugged: EV battery boom fizzles despite $28B in public help," November 16, 2025 https://www.gmtoday.com/autos/unplugged-ev-battery-boom-fizzles-despite-28b-in-public-help/article_3cc03ea7-8a4f-4996-b85f-5af9469cbb1a.html
- Electrive, "Stellantis likely to withdraw from battery joint venture with Samsung SDI," February 12, 2026 https://www.electrive.com/2026/02/12/stellantis-likely-to-withdraw-from-battery-joint-venture-with-samsung-sdi/
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Kokomo Plant 2 — Stellantis & Samsung SDI, IN." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/stellantis-samsung-sdi-starplus-kokomo-plant-2. Accessed October 22, 2026.
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